So this post reminded me of how for years and years, it seemed like I was waiting for my real writer certificate to arrive in the mail--for some official sign that I was, indeed, truly a writer.

A while back I finally figured out that this was never going to happen, though, and so I took matters into my own hands.

So just in case you, too, are tired of waiting for your writerly validation to arrive in the mail ... I give to you your very own official Real Writer Certificate.

The only requirement for printing out a copy being that you first be able to say "I am a real writer" aloud.

I find it prints out well on yellow parchment-y paper, and that a gold seal is a nice touch, too. :-)